Author: William OFlaherty

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 7th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature was first published today (5/7) in 1964.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot.”

The Discarded Image
(Published in 5/7/1964)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 6th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though not their sins.”

Two Ways with the Self
(Published on 5/3/1940 in The Guardian)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Someone very close to Lewis was born this month; who was it?
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Lewis & Women #4 – Top Three Women

William OFlaherty All About Jack

This is the forth and final show that explores how C.S. Lewis viewed women. Some think he either hated females, or at least feared them. Even those who know this isn’t true have a hard time explaining why. Dr. Crystal Hurd, who has done a series of blog posts on the topic, is William O’Flaherty’s special guest to explore this topic. Gina Dalfonzo, the editor of Breakpoint.org joins in as guest co-host. This last episode examines three women in Lewis’s later life that he was closest to: Ruth Pitter, Dorothy Sayers and Joy Davidman.
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 5th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

One this date (5/5) in 1924 Lewis accepted a temporary position to teach philosophy at Oxford (his former tutor was taking a one-year leave).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Screwtape’s observation of humans: “Thanks to processes which we set at work in them centuries ago, they find it all but impossible to believe in the unfamiliar while the familiar is before their eyes.”

The Screwtape Letters I
(Published in The Guardian on 5/2/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who did the illustrations for The Chronicles of Narnia series?
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Second Welcome from EssentialCSLewis.com

William OFlaherty General

First of all, my apologies for sending this second message. For my previous one I forget to change a setting that made only PART of it show-able in email messages.

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I decided to add you to this EssentialCSLewis.com notifications because of the fact that it is more frequently updated. You will still get the (more occasional) messages from C.S. Lewis Minute and can quit either at any time. If you don’t want these messages from EssentialCSLewis.com you can click the link below that allows you to end them.

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William O’Flaherty

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 4th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The first paperback edition of Lewis’s spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy was published today (5/4) in 1959.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Yes— it is sometimes hard to obey St. Paul’s “Rejoice.” We must try to take life moment by moment. The actual present is usually pretty tolerable, I think, if only we refrain from adding to its burden that of the past and the future.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 5/4/1962
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (2 words):
“Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 3rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s article “Two Ways with the Self” was published on this date (5/3) in 1940 in The Guardian. It’s available in God in the Dock.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“There are two kinds of self-hatred which look rather alike in their earlier stages, but of which one is wrong from the beginning and the other right to the end.”

Two Ways with the Self
(Published on 5/3/1940 in The Guardian)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What non-fiction, professional title was published this month (but after Lewis’s death)?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 2nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (5/2) in 1955 we found out how Narnia began with The Magician’s Nephew being first published!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.”

The Magician’s Nephew
(Published on 5/2/1955)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis once spoke about writing for children that didn’t give advice about writing for children; what was the title of the talk?
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RETROSPECT: May 1st – 10th

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the first third of May (1st – 10th) include: Publication of a book about how Narnia started, the debut of Wormwood’s uncle and the release of a revised Miracles.

Over a decade apart on the exact same day two major events occurred in Lewis’s life during the first third of May. The origins of Narnia finally became known and the first of thirty-one soon to be famous letters were released. If you are even vaguely familiar with Lewis, then you are aware that I’m speaking of The Magician’s Nephew and the start of The Screwtape Letters.
The Magician’s Nephew came out on the 2nd in 1955, just eight months after the previous Narnia story (The Horse and His Boy). This was the shortest